The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-05-19
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Houses and Senate, and bas receive
ed the signature of the Governor.
II is thus law and is one Of the
most important measures which has
been enacted Ivy represent Legis-
lature. in section eight tho follow
ing classifcations regulate tho rates
of license
Persons selling liquors in cities
of the first, second and third class
shall pay the sum OF $500 in oil
other cities tho sum of $500 in
boroughs the sum Of $50; in town
ships the sum Of SIS.
The influx of p1oneys by reason Of
the payment to obtain license will
be great and will DO disposed Of in
the following prescribed manner
In cities OF the FIRST class four-
fiftbs shall be paid for tho use Of the
city and county, aud one-iiiths fer
the use Of the Commonwealth IN
cities OF tho second and third class
two-fiths shall be paid for the use
Of the city, two-ffths for the use Of
tho proper county and ono.iifih for
the use Of the Commonweal in
all other cities and boroughs three
fiiths shall be paid for the use Of
such city or borough, onoGfth for
the use Of the proper county and
one fifth for the use Of the Com
mouwealth in townships ope-half
shall be paid for the use Of the town.
ship, ouo-fourth for the use OF the
proper county and one-fourth for
the use Of the Commonwealth.
Counties, cities, boroughs and
townships receiving the parts Of
license shull bear their proportions
ate share OF expenses attending the
collection OF tho same and the liz
cense paid for tho use of the town
ships is TO be applied to the main
tainance OF good condition Of the
roads.
Senator Cooper was The avowod
cham pion of the Bill in the Senate
and he laborcd strenously to have
tho Bill passed without being made
tho victim OF onervatinG and cvasive
notifications, such as were propos-
cd by some Of the membors Of both
Houses, Whom the Bill had passed
tho Senate and was sent back to the
House for it's concurrence, in which
feature the House pressed its grace
by the strong vote of two to one
upon tho measure, Cooper went up
on the floor and aided tue friends OF
the Bill to secure for it trenchant
dcliverprce. Meckip, the bolster;
Gus Gcn of Erin, who has let no oc-
casion pass during the past session
when the opportunity Of demonstrate
ing bis hidden pugnacity was vis-
iblo, rose to n point Of order and in-
formed Speaker Boyer that Cooper
was not member Of the House and
had no right upon the floor in the
capacity of an alleged intimidator
The Speaker told tho House that he
could oxpel no Senator from the
body over which he presided, md
the Delaware Chief smiled and bow
ed bis compliments in way so
charming, that even the member
from tho Sixth could not resist the
force Of it aud he resumed his eeat
under the wall Of his last kick with
which ho will be accredited, at the
Bill he 80 stubbornly fought.
Senator Royburn, Chairman OF
the Senate Committee on AppropriN
ations, placed tho plans OF Arohi-
tects Hazelhnrst and uuckel of
Philadelphia, for the new Admins
'ration aud Library buildings, in
the Library this week, where they
were viewed by many Of tho Sena-
tors and Members during The last
few days.
Tho senate saw ct to vote the sum
of 100000 at q meeting OF tho APP
preparation Committee last week to
spport tho provisions OF Boyer Bill
and with this sum the proposition Of
constructing The new buildings in a
way that will allow indefinite addi-
tions aud transformations in the fu-
ture, will be fairly met. AS the
plans now are the building occu-
pied by the Secretary Of Internal
Affairs, is 10 be removed entirely
aud an altogether now ono erected
for Library DurDOsog. The old [ il